CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid pull Zantac (Ranitidine) and generics as recall spreads around the globe! They stated, “This action is being taken out of an abundance of caution due to a recent Product Alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that ranitidine products may contain a low level of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which is a probable human carcinogen.” N-nitrosodimethylamine, or NDMA, is a yellow, odorless liquid chemical produced as by-product of several industrial processes and once used to make rocket fuel and has been found in some water systems, pesticides and food products. In animals, NDMA has caused...

More than 15 million Americans have prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Further, many millions more purchase the drugs over the counter and take them without being under a doctor's care and often indefinitely. A new study is published online May 30, 2019 in The British Medical Journal has linked long-term use of proton pump inhibitors to fatal cases of cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and upper gastrointestinal cancer. The researchers also found that such risk increases with the duration of PPI use, even when the drugs are taken at low doses. Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, an assistant professor of...